Poetry by Christie Dickason

Five Seasons, was first performed by the Bournemouth Sinfonietta Choir in Sherborne Abbey on 18th November 2006.,

Messengers
(to be sung in the dark turn of the year)

Cantate, astra. Sing, you stars.
Drop your distant music
Through the harsh rule of night.
Send us melodies
Of hopeful light.
Cantate, astra.

Cantate, astra
Through fearful space and time
Your songs of light
Cry 'Hope is born from darkness.
Hope is born.'
Cantate, astra!

Jubilante, angeli!
Sing, messengers!
In every human tongue
Known since the dark forever
Still was young
Cry, 'Jubilate!'

Hope...
Spes...
He-ping...
Esperanza...
Hoffnung...
Elpis...
Espoir...
Nadzieja (najaya)...

From darkness
Hope is born!
Cantate, angeli! Jubilante!
Sing, all you messengers!
Cantate!
Hope is born.